The Queen’s Chronicles
March is here and it is feeling so much like spring here in Texas. I’m loving the temperature and the longer days. Here is a look at all we packed in this week.
It was Staff Appreciation Week at Texas A&M and there were activities pretty much every single day. My sweet coworker Katy and I headed over to main campus for a picnic on the lawn and enjoyed lunch in a sea of maroon.
This girl is full of life which means she is a joy to be around 9 times out of 10 but full of life also means she has “all the feelings” and I’m often shocked when they turn up. We have been taking walks and on this evening we were having the best little walk together when all of a sudden her mood changed and she got so mad at me and refused to continue. I finally just had to walk away and leave her and all of a sudden I see her cutting across the empty grassy area dragging her scooter to get in front of me. Oh goodness I really hope I have enough energy left for this one!
Woohoo….I made it to the gym for workouts 3 days this week and went for a 2 mile jog/walk one day. I really need to be going 5 days a week and workouts like this are tough but I love the way I feel when we get done.
Especially when my boss shows up with a strawberry tart to surprise us for Staff Appreciation Week. Challenge accepted!
I’m not sure who was more excited about enjoying the ride home with the windows down.
But I sure was glad to see her back to her happy self!
I mentioned a few Fridays back the Brazos Valley was hosting the first ever Brazos Valley Fashion Week. This was a big fundraiser held to raise funds for the Fun for All Playground for kids with special needs.
Friday night I attended with my friend Arranna and these sweet ladies who are her buddies. I wore a new top I received in a recent Trunk Club shipment (more on this one day this week). I bought these heels on super clearance I think mid June last year but I haven’t pulled them out to wear yet. They were perfect to pull this outfit together!
I met Arranna probably about 17 years ago. We both work for A&M but I really got to know her after I started dating Keith who worked at the time with her then husband. Since then we have had the opportunity to work together at A&M multiple times and she is just an amazing woman. We had so much fun and after the show spent an hour eating dinner and talking about our faith. It was such a great night of fellowship and fashion!
And I also got to see these guys at the show. My friend Ginny’s son, Garrett, is pushing his acting dream in Hollywood but came to down to model in the fashion show. What a lucky boy to have parents willing to take a chance and allow him to follow his dreams!
Staff Appreciation Week continued on Saturday with a fun day at Kyle Field. Keith headed to Katy with Dillon for baseball so these girls and I headed to have some fun.
And these girls know how to have fun!
We seriously need some of these at home!
They are just growing up so fast and it was so much fun just hanging with them and letting them enjoy the day together.
Of course there had to be some ice cream too!
My friend Katy scored some tickets to the Saturday night show so I headed back to the runway. Aren’t her shorts adorable? So classy and friends….they have an elastic waist….yes please! They come in 3″ and 5″ and even though I did not need any more shorts I did order a pair today while they are 40% off just to try. You can find them here and just as adorable (and elastic) is the skirt here. I picked up a new pair of destructed jeans that I am in love with! My friend Sandy at Burlap and Pearls has these in stock and they are less boyfriend and more fitted which I totally needed to not feel so frumpy.
The models were all really great and I’m really digging this long jacket here in the middle. The culottes too in the first picture…so…much….fun! You can check out All Hearts Photography to see more fun pictures.
Sunday we headed back to Katy for two more games. Dillon played great in the first game at 3rd base and had several great heads up plays.
He came in to pitch in game two and started off striking out the first batter.
And then he got a little wild. He was either firing in a strike or hitting the batter.
Thankfully I had plenty of practice seeing a kid struggle to find it on the mound. He ended up hitting 6 batters in 2 innings…yikes! At least he remained positive and knows what he needs to work on.
I have so much to do to get ready for our trip later this week…..and trying to figure out when that will happen! It may be slow blog week for sure. Be sure to tune in on Tuesday for the Queen Bee series when I will be highlighting a woman who inspires me with her organization! Katy and I would love for you to link up with us to honor any woman who inspires you but we did pull together the following prompts for the year just in case you need a little help narrowing down someone in your tribe!
See where I might be linking this week here!
Wishing you all a beautiful week!
I had to laugh regarding your first paragraph. As a mother of three girls, those walks you talk about, happens every single time. Even now still, and they are grown. Something sets them off, usually something I said or didn't say. Moods change, tempers flare and I just have to roll my eyes and move on. Just happened Thursday evening with my eldest, over wine. So, I kept pouring my glass a little bit more. And yes, they resume to their happy, lovely selves. We women!
Love those jeans! Life with girls…so fun and interesting right?!?!?! And there is nothing more nerve racking as a mom then when your son is on the mound! AJ has hit a few batters too;). Have a great week my friend !
All you girlies sure do know how to have fun down there! And look at your baseball stud, so wonderful! Hope your week is off to a wonderful start, I bet you're so excited about your trip. Have a fabulous day my friend!
Soooo fun!
Good for you for getting to the gym, that's always the hardest part for me!
I love that your work has staff appreciation week, that's seriously amazing and it looks so well organized (and fun).
You look so pretty all dresses up for your fashion shows!
Thanks for linking up today!!
I've worked here for 24 years and this is the biggest deal we have ever had. It was so nice….even though I ate way too much all week long! Thanks so much for hosting! Hope you have a fun week!
Soooo excited but so behind on planning as always!
I'm so much better than I was when Riley was little because I understand control is a process…but good grief. Have a super week!
Michelle I have a feeling I'm going to need to increase the wine budget to get through this last one!!! 🙂
That's awesome they do so much for staff appreciation week!!
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So much fun going on! That strawberry tart looks amazing. I say the same thing about the gym all the time (I should go 5 days) but I have finally just accepted that 4 is good enough.
Stopping by from Shaunacey's link up…so much to be grateful for! I'd be thankful for the strawberries too! It's strawberry season here as well and I can't get enough!
~Sheila
Making the Most of Every Day
I totally LOLed at that pic of sweet CJ again. She and Landry would be besties if they were closer in age – lucky for us, right? So much fun on Saturday! So glad you ordered the shorts – they are amazing!